You’re interested in playing college baseball, but what are your chances of making it to the next level? While many tout national probability as gospel, it turns out your odds of playing at the next level vary greatly depending on where you live.
If you live in Georgia and are wondering what percentage of high school graduates from your state play at each college level and where they are playing, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we team up with our friends at College Baseball Insights to provide you with state-level overview of your chances to play at the next level.
You can see an overview of our resources, methodology, and limitations on our College Baseball Participation Overview Main Page, as well find overviews on other states and regions.
Georgia by the Numbers
In the table below, you’ll see how many high school players from Georgia are playing at each level of college baseball, the probability of playing at each college level, and how Georgia compares nationally and to other states in the Southeast Region. You can see the complete Southwest breakdown HERE.
Where Are They Playing?
Georgia Players by Division (2,095)
Image and data credit: College Baseball Insights
The Breakdown
Georgia’s 16.81% college baseball participation rate is the second best in the region, trailing Florida by a little over a percentage point. Nationally, Georgia stacks up well sending more than 4% more of its players to college baseball than the national average of 12.58%. Georgia is above national and regional averages at the D1 (3.87%, 3rd in region), NAIA (2.28%, third in the region), and D2 (4.31%, 1st in region) levels. If Georgia’s D2 participation rate seems high, it’s because it is. 4.31% is the second best D2 participation rate of any state. Georgia is also above the national average for the JUCO level (3.62%), even though it falls short of the regional average of 3.82%. While Georgia’s 2.34% D3 participation rate is also tops in the region, that mark falls below the national average of 3.10%. Georgia emerging as strong state for sending players to the college level should come as no surprise to those who are familiar with the quality of high school baseball in the Atlanta Metro Area, let alone the rest of the state.
The Peach State’s high school players also benefits from strong in-state college options across divisions. There are 6 D1, 14 D2, 6 D3, 7 NAIA, 6 JUCO, and 2 NCCAA programs totaling 41 college baseball options for Georgia graduates. Georgia’s 14 D2 programs is tied with Florida for the 3rd most of any state in the country. The NCCAA programs translate to a .31% participation rate at that level, which is the third best of the region.
Want to see additional states and regional breakdowns? Find them HERE.
Limitations
This article was written with data and insights from 3rd party sources, College Baseball Insights and NFHS High School Participation Data. Data and insights are subject to revision and/or change. We’ve attempted to display as accurate a picture as possible with the information that is available. Readers should be aware that college baseball roster data is fluid and changes throughout the year. Every attempt is made to reconcile data and keep up with changes, but this article may not reflect the changes or updates from 3rd parties. Insights cannot account for gap year programs, misreported roster information, or other inaccuracies which may slightly alter the numbers and percentages used in this article. Insights are subject to change and are based on best available information.
